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Savannah-Chatham police expand search for slaying suspect

Savannah-Chatham police are asking the public to help expand their search for a 21-year-old man charged with two counts of murder in a July 30 triple shooting on Savannah’s eastside.

David Randy Daniels Jr. has been charged with shooting to death 18-year-old Dominique Bright and 15-year-old Syheem Spaulding about 9:45 p.m. July 30 at East 39th and Cedar streets after a drug transaction, said Julian Miller, metro police spokesman.

Daniels also is charged with aggravated assault for shooting a 15-year-old girl who was riding a bicycle nearby during the incident.

Violent Crimes detectives suspect Daniels has left the Savannah area to avoid arrest. He is known to frequent the Atlanta and Marietta areas and has contacts in the Carolinas and Florida, Miller said.

Daniels stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He is known to frequent Savannah’s eastside. He is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached if identified, Miller said.

Police are asking residents in the Savannah area to call 911 and those from outside the area call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124.

Body found at Fort Stewart is soldier

A body found at a Fort Stewart campsite Saturday was that of a soldier.

The man’s identity was not released Monday afternoon pending full notification of next of kin. Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson said the man was about 22 years old and his body was found at Holbrook Pond.

The Army’s Criminal Investigation Command is handling the ongoing investigation, and no further information was immediately available.

Some eastbound I-16 lanes closed for work

Some eastbound lanes of Interstate 16 between mile posts 150 and 153 in Chatham County will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays from through Dec. 19 while state Department of Transportation workers repair concrete.

Expect delays on roads near airport

State Department of Transportation contractors will be clearing vegetation around the intersection of Robert B. Miller and Gulstream roads near the airport from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting.

The clearing operation will delay motorists at the intersection while trees are taken down.